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I would love if this was more accessible and more information available about it. It has a plaque outside but I think that the walls could tell far more given this buildings varied history. It is so accessible in terms of its location that i...More

Ask chillaxer1979 about Kilkenny Old Jail and Courthouse

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It is more interesting from the outside than the inside. The interior of the building is a modern operational local courthouse with not a lot to see as it carries on it's daily business. The outside face of the building does however maintain a sense...More

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Ask Gary B about Kilkenny Old Jail and Courthouse

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Originally built as a town house belonging to influential Grace family. thus it is also known as 'Graces Old Castle'. It was yielded to the crown for use as a 'Sheire Gaol' in 1566 at which time it must have been rebuilt. It became a...More

Ask Vincent D about Kilkenny Old Jail and Courthouse

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